Biggest ever sold Blue Roan horse leads Innisfail sale
The blue roan, unnamed, topped the heavy horse class at the Innisfail Summer Horse Auction, selling for 170 with buyers Lee Smith. Over 80 head sold, the horse weighed 2310 pounds and will haul logs in a lumber camp. Russell Raymond consigned the animal. June Scott achieved top light horse at 165. shetland pony went for 167 to Mrs. Westergaard.
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Central Alberta
Innisfail Auction Mart
Pectatora
Innisfail
Russell Raymond
Lee Smith
June Scott
Penhold
Pat Lawrence
Pine Lane
T. Westergaard
Local student reports on adventure in citizenship
Arlene Hrenewich spoke at a Swift Current Rotary luncheon thanking sponsors for sending her to Ottawa to represent Frontier City at Adventure in Citizenship. She recalled leaving Swift Current to Ottawa and back, missing Parliament’s opening but enjoying the Governor General’s procession and guard review. She praised the pomp and color and urged continued student representation.
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Swift Current Rotary Club
Arlene Hrenewich
Ottawa
Swift Current
Tea production concentrates in Asia and China leads
A recent survey shows Asia accounts for over 95 percent of global tea output with Africa and the USSR providing the rest. China produces about half of all tea, yet uses most of its crop domestically and exports only some finer varieties.
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Asia
Africa
Ussr
China
Bushland Dwellers Face Worst Fire Peril in Years
In Southeast regions including Marchand Woodridge Carrick Menisino Badger Vassar Kerry St Labre and Florze, heavy winds and tinder dry conditions fueled a week of brush fires. Rangers and hundreds of locals fought outbreaks with tractors breaker plows pack pumps and 24 hour radio lookout coverage. A major blaze near Carrick Badger destroyed outbuildings and timber, while residents prepared to evacuate as 58 mph winds returned.
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Marchand
Woodridge
Carrick
Menisino
Badger
Vassar
Kerry
St. Labre
Florze
Forest Rangers
Walter Huff
Carillon News
Louis Rentz
Forestry
Dick Hill
Carrick Station
Frank Riha
Mike Yeryk
Jake Peters
CNR
Evergreen School
Alex Tomchak
Alex
Bill Swantons
Swanton
Glasgow
Canada
Susan Swanton
Sprague
Forestry Department
Bill Swanton
Speed of Sound At Sea Level Inches Per Second
A historical note states the speed of sound equals 1.088 feet per second at sea level and 32 degrees Fahrenheit, framing a basic physics reference.
Hopper attack feared on prairies if grasshoppers spread
Dr. Chris Farstad head of Science Service Laboratories warns a potential large scale grasshopper surge could mirror 1930s devastation. In Alberta infestations are localized but may grow without poison, while cutworms and drought worsen crop damage. Jim Archibald notes current harm lighter than southern Saskatchewan.
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Chris Farstad
Science Service Laboratories
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Prairies
Alberta
Farstad
Saskatchewan
Kenton Boy Heroically Saves Drowning Girl
A seven year old Kenton boy named Christopher Bastard saved five year old Marsha Johnson from a large vat of water near the Manitoba Pool Elevator. Marsha fell in while reaching for a bottle as workers prepared a snipe vat for concrete. Christopher grabbed her, pulling her to safety as a bystander assisted and the vat was covered.
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Kenton
Christopher
Warren Bastard
Marsha Johnson
Marsha
Rice Johnson
Manitoba Pool
Chrissy
Tomatoes and cantaloupes planted in Drumheller Badlands
The Driftwood Drumheller district along the Red Deer valley with semi tropical temperatures hosts 1000 tomato and cantaloupe plants tested under Dominion Agricultural expert Douglas Smith of Lethbridge. The effort aims to prove soil and sun suitability for commercial canning and future industry growth.
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Drumheller
Red Deer
Dominion Agricultural
Douglas Smith
Lethbridge
Consort
Alta
Farm sizes vary widely across regions and continents
The report notes European farms commonly range from 2.5 to 25 acres, while in the United States, Canada and Oceania, the majority of farmland consists of holdings of 209 acres or more.
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U.S
Canada
Oceania
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Hap Clarke
the Carillon News
Steinbach, Man
Brower
Lorette
A. Landry
A. Desmarais
Els
Marchand Station
Kenton Boy
Drumheller Badlands
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